In the last 300 meters I saw Alejandro start to sprint for the finish line but I just kept going and waited for the 200 meter mark to start mine, ... I never had a doubt about any of the riders in the team. They were great today, especially on the last lap.

Tom Boonen

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The sprint was long and difficult, Bennati kept me on my toes all the way to the finish.

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Everything was fine before the final sprint. My team mates had done a great job and suddenly my chain slipped, I nearly went over and crashed.

This is an emergency situation, a sprint to the finish line.

— Brad Macnealy

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This is not the finish line. This is just the intermediate pit stop.

— Tom Duxbury

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I just lost it. I saw the base line was open. It was just a fraction of an inch.

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